SowetanLive reports that Cosatu in the North West has called for the embattled Ditsobotla local municipality to be disbanded after the local authority was unable to pay salaries in August.

On Monday, disgruntled employees stormed a council meeting, demanding their salaries. In a statement, labour federation’s North West secretary, Kopano Konopi, called on the provincial government to invoke Section 139(1)(c) of the constitution and place the municipality under administration. The municipality is currently under Section 54 intervention, which means the province is assisting the municipality with its finances. “The council continues to fail to perform its function in the municipality. Furthermore, it has resisted all forms of intervention which was provided to the municipality. The call for its disbandment is also informed by the high level of anarchy and organisational defiance that exists in that municipal council, especially from the deployees of the ANC, which is the majority party in that council,” Konopi indicated. He went on to say: “As Cosatu, you can’t have politicians holding the city to ransom. August salaries were not paid because there's no signatory. June salaries were paid late and now there's the concern that September salaries won't be paid either.” A week ago it was reported that the provincial MEC for Cogta, Lenah Miga, told parliament that the municipality was stable after the appointment of an acting municipal manager. It was previously reported that the municipality has had 14 municipal managers, four mayors, and four speakers in the last six years. The latest appointment brings the number of municipal managers to 15.

• Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Nomazima Nkosi at SowetanLive

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